USAF Thor Delta C1 Explorer 32

Name: USAF Thor Delta C1 Explorer 32
Start: 1966-05-25T14:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta C1

Status

Success

Date

25 MAY 1966

14:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

AE B (Aeronomy Explorer B) was an aeronomy satellite which was designed to directly measure temperatures, composition, densities, and pressures in the upper atmosphere on a global basis.

Rocket

Thor Delta C1

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Height

27.5 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

52 T

Thrust

756 kN